Table 2.
Outcomes | Control (n=68) | Intervention (n=68) | P value |
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Coprimary | |||
Total number of medication errors | 1385 | 614 | <0.001 |
Potentially lethal | 0 | 0 | |
Serious | 1 | 0 | <0.001 |
Significant | 1320 | 586 | 0.001 |
Minor | 64 | 28 | <0.001 |
No error | 0 | 0 | |
Overall medication error rate, mean (SD) | 20.4 (14.0) | 9.0 (5.9) | |
Total number of adverse events | 1446 | 1406 | 0.85 |
Grade 1 | 952 | 949 | 0.98 |
Grade 2 | 359 | 376 | 0.81 |
Grade 3 | 107 | 75 | 0.18 |
Grade 4 | 26 | 5 | <0.001 |
Grade 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Grade 3 or higher | 134 | 80 | 0.04 |
Adverse event rate, mean (SD) | 21.26 (25.24) | 20.68 (18.35) | 0.83 |
Grade 1 | 14.00 (15.10) | 13.96 (1.47) | 0.96 |
Grade 2 | 5.28 (0.94) | 5.53 (0.72) | 0.93 |
Grade 3 | 1.57 (0.34) | 1.10 (0.22) | 0.19 |
Grade 4 | 0.38 (0.15) | 0.07 (0.05) | <0.001 |
Grade 5 | 0.01 (0.01) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
Grade 3 or higher | 1.97 (0.46) | 1.18 (0.25) | 0.04 |
Secondary | |||
Total hospitalizations | 74 | 44 | |
Hospitalization rate (95% CI) | 1.08 (0.60–1.6) | 0.65 (0.40–0.94) | 0.007 |
Total infections | 86 | 90 | |
Infection rate (95% CI) | 1.26 (0.76–1.76) | 1.32 (0.92–1.72) | 0.75 |
Total opportunistic infections | 10 | 13 | |
Opportunistic infection rate (95% CI) | 0.14 (0.01–0.30) | 0.19 (0.09–0.30) | 0.47 |
95% CI, 95% confidence interval.